Mary Berry
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Born | Mary Rosa Alleyne Berry 24 March 1935 Bath, Somerset, England |
Other names | Mary, Queen of Cakes[1] |
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Paul Hunnings (m. 1966) |
Children | 3 |
Website | maryberry |
Dame Mary Rosa Alleyne Hunnings
Berry has published more than 75 cookery books, including her best-selling Baking Bible in 2009. Her first book was The Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook in 1970. She hosted several television series for the BBC and Thames Television. Berry is an occasional contributor to Woman's Hour and Saturday Kitchen. She was a judge on the television programme The Great British Bake Off until 2016.
Early life
Berry was born on 24 March 1935, the second of three children, to Margaret (‘Marjorie’, née Wilson; 1905–2011) and Alleyne William Steward Berry (1904–1989). Alleyne was a chartered surveyor and planner who served as
At the age of 13, Berry contracted
Berry attended
Career
Berry's first job was at the Bath
Her ambition was to move out of the family home to London, which her parents would not allow until she was 21. At the age of 22, she applied to work at the Dutch Dairy Bureau, while taking
She left the Dutch Dairy Bureau to become a recipe tester for PR firm Benson's, where she began to write her first book. She has since cooked for a range of food-related bodies, including the Egg Council and the Flour Advisory Board. In 1966 she became food editor of Housewife magazine. She was food editor of Ideal Home magazine from 1970 to 1973.[9]
Her first cookbook, The Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook, was published in 1970.[10] She launched her own product range in 1994 with her daughter Annabel. The salad dressings and sauces were originally only sold at Mary's AGA cooking school, but have since been sold in Britain, Germany and Ireland with retailers such as Harrods, Fortnum & Mason and Tesco.[11]
In December 2012, Berry became the first president of the new Bath Spa University Alumni Association.[12] She has also appeared on a BBC Two series called The Great British Food Revival, and her solo show, Mary Berry Cooks, began airing on 3 March 2014.[13]
In her own kitchen, she uses a
In February 2015, Berry featured in a programme in aid of the Third World charity Comic Relief.[17] In May 2015, she began presenting a new BBC Two series called Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites. In November 2015, she was the subject of a two-part biographical documentary entitled The Mary Berry Story.[18] Starting on 30 November 2015, she was one of the two judges for a four-week American edition of the popular baking competition The Great Holiday Baking Show on ABC, which followed a similar format to the British competition.[19]
Berry became President of the National Garden Scheme in 2016; for over 20 years, she had opened her garden for charity.[20]
In November 2016, it was announced that Berry would present a new six-part series, Mary Berry Everyday in which she would share her cooking tips, family favourites and special occasion recipes. The show aired on BBC Two.[21]
In April 2017, Berry launched a series of cakes that could be bought from supermarkets. The cakes contain emulsifiers and preservatives that Berry has previously described as "unwanted extras".[22] From 22 November 2017 to 13 December 2017, Berry presented a 4-part series called Mary Berry's Country House Secrets on BBC One. In this series, she ventured to four of the UK's stately homes and explored each through the prism of food and history. The locations were Highclere Castle, Scone Palace, Powderham Castle and Goodwood House.[23][24]
In 2018, Berry was a judge on
Berry's new six-part television cookery series called Mary Berry's Simple Comforts premiered on
Mary Berry Saves Christmas, a
In 2021, Berry was a celebrity judge on the BBC series Celebrity Best Home Cook alongside Angela Hartnett and Chris Bavin; while Claudia Winkleman was the show's presenter.[27] In December 2021, Berry presented Mary Berry's Festive Feasts, a BBC TV special in which she teaches three novice cooks to create a Christmas feast.[28]
In 2022, Berry was named as one of the judges for the
In September 2022, the BBC commissioned Mary Berry’s Ultimate Christmas, a Christmas special that Berry presented.[34][35]
During November and December 2023, Berry presented Mary Makes It Easy; a six-part series that aired on BBC Two.[36] In December 2023, BBC One aired Mary Berry's Highland Christmas; a festive cookery special presented by Berry.[37]
The Great British Bake Off
From 2010 to 2016, she was one of the judges on
Her work on the show with Hollywood led to The Guardian's suggesting that it was the "best reality TV judging partnership ever."[38] In September 2016, Love Productions announced that a three-year deal to broadcast the show on Channel 4 instead of the BBC from 2017 had been agreed.[39] Co-hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins announced that they would not be continuing with Bake Off on its new network.[40] Berry announced she was also leaving Bake Off[41] on the same day that fellow judge Paul Hollywood announced he would be staying with the show.[42] She was replaced on the show by Prue Leith.
The Platinum Pudding Competition
In January 2022, it was announced that Berry would chair and sit as a judge on
Personal life
Berry married Paul John March Hunnings in 1966.[46] He worked for Harvey's of Bristol and sold antique books and is now retired. The couple had two sons and a daughter; in 1989 one of their sons died aged 19, in a car accident.[47] Berry is a patron of Child Bereavement UK.[48]
In 2011 Berry's mother Marjorie died aged 105.[49]
In March 2013 Berry was placed second in a list of the fifty best-dressed over 50s by The Guardian.[50] In September 2014, Berry was the subject of an episode of the BBC genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are? and discovered among her ancestors illegitimacy, bankruptcy and a baker.[51]
In 2018 Berry and her husband moved to Henley-on-Thames,Oxfordshire.[52] The couple previously lived in Penn, Buckinghamshire for more than 40 years.[53]
Berry is a member of the
Publications
Berry has written more than 70 cookery books since her first book was published in 1970,[57] and has sold over five million cookery books.[10] She regularly works on her cookery books with Lucy Young, who has been her assistant for over 20 years.[58] Her best-selling Baking Bible was rated one of the ten best baking books by The Independent.[59]
Since September 2014, Berry's recipes have also been packaged in an interactive mobile app called "Mary Berry: In Mary We Trust".[60]
Her autobiography, Recipe for Life, was published in 2013 by Michael Joseph.
Honours and awards
In June 2009, Berry was awarded the Guild of Food Writers Lifetime Achievement Award.[61]
Berry was appointed
In 2012, she was awarded an honorary degree by Bath Spa University which incorporates the former Bath College of Domestic Science.[64]
On 7 June 2014, Berry was awarded the Freedom of the City of Bath;[65][66] and, having already received the Freedom of the City of London, on 19 November 2014, she was made a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Bakers.[67]
She was awarded the
On 25 January 2017, Berry won the award for Best TV Judge at the National Television Awards for Great British Bake Off.[69]
Berry was appointed
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